The 2024 NFL common season is over and playoffs get started this weekend. Kansas Town and Detroit had been the number one seeds of their respective convention. They each and every have a bye this weekend and can wait to stand the bottom closing seed within the AFC and NFC. Six playoff video games will occur between Saturday and Monday to resolve who will make it to the divisional spherical.
ESPN stats and data analysis manufacturer Evan Kaplan had attention-grabbing knowledge for the wildcard spherical this weekend. Adam Schefter tweeted knowledge from Kaplan and it stated that house underdogs are 16-14 outright all-time within the wildcard playoffs. Within the 2024 wildcard spherical, there are two house underdogs. The Houston Texans and the Los Angeles Rams. Can both staff make an disappointed this weekend?
Notice: Odds by way of BetOnline. Correct as of Jan. 9, 2025
Texans and Rams are house underdogs within the 2024 wildcard spherical
Yet another underdog be aware, according to @EpKap: House underdogs are 16-14 outright all-time within the Wild Card Playoffs, and each house underdogs gained final season (Texans and Buccaneers).
The Texans and Rams are each house underdogs this weekend.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 9, 2025
On Saturday, the Houston Texans will host the Los Angeles Chargers. The Texans completed 10-7 in 2024 and gained that AFC South. That gave Houston the appropriate to host a playoff recreation in 2024. On the other hand, Houston didn’t finish the 2024 season on a powerful be aware. They misplaced 4 in their final 8 video games. 3 of the ones 4 losses had been to groups within the 2024 playoffs. All that elements into the Texans being (+136 ML) at house this weekend vs. the Chargers. The ones odds are by way of BetOnline. Within the 2023 postseason, was once a house underdog to the Browns and gained the sport outright. Can C.J. Stroud ship within the playoffs once more for Houston vs. a difficult Chargers staff?
The second one house underdog within the wildcard spherical is the Los Angeles Rams. After a 1-4 begin to the season, the Rams battled again and completed the yr 10-7 and gained the NFC West. Sean McVay and the Rams gained six in their final 8 video games to finish the common season. They’re taking part in their perfect soccer when it issues maximum. On the other hand, Los Angeles shall be going through a 14-3 staff that simply neglected out on having the number one seed within the NFC. Minnesota misplaced in Week 18 to the Lions and so they’re a frightening #5 seed within the NFC playoffs. The Rams are (-102) at house vs. Sam Darnold and the Vikings. Will a house underdog be capable of pull off the disappointed within the 2024 wildcard spherical?